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# LocalPlaces

Johannesburg & Cape Town - Explore and learn with us!

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://www.localplaces.co.za/blog/)
- [November News](https://www.localplaces.co.za/november-news/) - November News - from Gerald and Charlie at LocalPlaces Remember, remember, it is November! The silly season is here. At LocalPlaces, we had a busy October with a quieter November, but we are looking forward to the mid-summer months of December, January and February, while we are also ramping up to roll out some exciting
- [Our surprising, shared history](https://www.localplaces.co.za/our-surprising-shared-history/) - - By Gerald Garner There are so many surprises to the story of Cape Town and South Africa. Especially so as our history was told in a distorted way during the Apartheid era. It was told to suite the preferred narrative of that time. The fact is, our real, shared history is far
- [Cape Town’s remarkable population changes in 35 years](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-towns-remarkable-population-changes-in-35-years/) - Cape Town’s population has more than doubled since 1990, while its racial demographics have changed drastically. How did it happen? By Gerald Garner The growth and development of Cape Town during the last 35 years is fascinating. Glancing back to the city of 1990, when Apartheid crumbled and Nelson Mandela walked out of
- [Time to replace the American Dream](https://www.localplaces.co.za/time-to-replace-the-american-dream/) - City development in South Africa should embrace the African Dream, based on village life. By Gerald Garner What is holding South Africa back, is its fixation with the American Dream. The idea that urban living should be based on single homes, each located on a single plot, fenced in and housing a single family.
- [How to fix South Africa - a few avantgarde ideas](https://www.localplaces.co.za/how-to-fix-south-africa-a-few-avantgarde-ideas/) - Scrap Black Economic Empowerment (BEE). Instead focus on employment equity and a State Bank to finance small business. Remove all red tape for small businesses and change the way our cities are planned and managed. Now that would result in real black economic empowerment and a thriving non-racial society for all. By
- [History is fascinating!](https://www.localplaces.co.za/history-is-fascinating/) - History is simply fascinating. Especially when viewed in the context of international relations and how various events in the world have affected other regions over the centuries. This is exactly what Gerald Garner of @LocalPlaces sets out to do in his series of Cape Town-based storytelling dinners. An example being the astonishing events that resulted
- [EVENTS](https://www.localplaces.co.za/events/)
- [Hello! It is us.](https://www.localplaces.co.za/hello-it-is-us/) - Hello! It is us. We are still around. We have morphed, pivoted and adapted – and we are ready to host you. After a slow start to 2024, with business nearly halting by early May, things have finally taken off in July again. We are building momentum, and our booking schedule is looking healthy again.
- [Lekker with LocalPlaces](https://www.localplaces.co.za/lekker-with-localplaces/) - Our latest news: 4 July 2024. With mid-Winter weather surrounding us, we are dreaming of the imminent summer ahead. But we have lots installed for you before the summer sunshine hits, and beyond that too. Cold, misty and wet. I am writing from the Company’s Garden restaurant in the heart of Cape Town, sipping coffee
- [Joburg, one of the world’s BEST food destinations!](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-one-of-the-worlds-best-food-destinations/) - It has finally happened. A tourism publication has recognized Johannesburg for the fantastic food destination it is! Ever since starting JoburgPlaces tours 13-years ago, we have been in love with the incredible quality, freshness and diversity of food in Jozi. So much so, that we have hosted many food-oriented tours and events in the city
- [Understand South Africa through its cities](https://www.localplaces.co.za/understand-south-africa-through-its-cities/) - If you want to understand a country, do not travel to its beautiful landscapes and nature spaces only. Instead, engage with its culture and people - and there is no better place than to do this, than it its cities. A city represents a conglomeration of contemporary culture and gives a glimpse into the future
- [Captivating stories and intriguing tours](https://www.localplaces.co.za/captivating-stories_intriguing_tours/) - We have reached the final stretch of 2023. To celebrate the arrival of the festive season, LocalPlaces presents enthralling stories and tours – for both Cape Town and Johannesburg. New newsletter format Welcome to our new newsletter format, which we will publish monthly as a blog and share with our readers here on Whatsapp,
- [‘Betta’](https://www.localplaces.co.za/betta/) - 'Betta' ‘Betta’ is the colloquial South African way of saying ‘better’. It is also the theme for a new series of blog posts by Gerald Garner of LocalPlaces – JoburgPlaces & IkapaPlaces, inspired by the Springbok Rugby World Cup victory of October 2023 and what it means for South Africa. We are stronger together,
- [AN OPEN LETTER: CAPE TOWN DESERVES BETTER PUBLIC TRANSPORT](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-public-transport/) - Empty supermarket shelves in Kloof Street is but a side effect of the ongoing taxi strike in Cape Town - picture taken on Wednesday 9 August 2023. Mr Geordin Hill-Lewis Executive Mayor, City of Cape Town Dear Mr Mayor, AN OPEN LETTER: CAPE TOWN DESERVES BETTER PUBLIC TRANSPORT I am exhausted. I am usually an
- [Joburg: A city rebuilt 7 times](https://www.localplaces.co.za/blog-joburg-victorian-city/) - At LocalPlaces, we tell the history of both cities we operate in: Johannesburg & Cape Town. In the firs series of blog posts, we will be unpacking the history of Johannesburg - a city that has been rebuilt 7 times in its short history! This is the story that we tell as background to all

## Pages

- [LocalPlaces - Johannesburg & Cape Town](https://www.localplaces.co.za/) - LocalPlaces LocalPlaces – Johannesburg (including Soweto), Pretoria & Cape Town. Explore and learn with us.
- [CAPE TOWN](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-storytelling-dinners/) - EXCITING NEWS! New venue for Cape Town Storytelling Dinners in 2026 We thank BlackBrick Gardens for the fantastic Cape Town storytelling dinners we hosted there between February and August 2026. The venue has since appointed a new food operator and the rooftop venue will temporarily be closed for renovation and the fitment of a
- [JOHANNESBURG](https://www.localplaces.co.za/johannesburg-storytelling-dinners/) - In Johannesburg we offer four different options for private storytelling dinners: Public Storytelling Lunches at Sadies Bistro (last Sunday of the month) Private Penthouse in Maboneng Private room in a restaurant of your choice. Historic Red Room at JSE Newtown. Storytelling: A JoburgPlaces Storytelling Lunch or Dinner involves captivating storytelling by Charlie Moyo, detailing
- [BOOKS](https://www.localplaces.co.za/book/) - Two Books The story of Cape Town – and of South Africa itself – is so astonishing, with so many unexpected plot twists, that it almost defies belief. “No movie scriptwriter could come up with this storyline,” says Gerald Garner, author of the LocalPlaces – Cape Town and LocalPlaces – Johannesburg books. Together, these two
- [Understanding Cape Town](https://www.localplaces.co.za/understanding-cape-town/) - Understanding Cape Town Walking Tour If there is only one thing you do in Cape Town, then it must be the LocalPlaces Understanding Cape Town walking tour. It will provide you with insight and understanding of the history and make-up of this fascinating city. In fact, it will make you understand the entire South African
- [Understanding Johannesburg](https://www.localplaces.co.za/understanding-johannesburg/) - Understanding Johannesburg This is our most famous 4-hour walking tour and the one we recommend as a first introduction to the city, since it provides the best insight to the history of the city and what makes the contemporary city. This tour makes up one half of many of our full-day city immersion and apartheid
- [Migrant Cuisines (Full Day)](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-migrant-cuisines/) - Migrant Cuisines Full Day Tour (10am-6pm) An incredible day tour, exploring Joburg through food tasting. The city is known for its incredible mix of migrant foods and freshest ingredients. Our Ultimate Fantastic Foodie tour includes some of the most significant migrant foods of the city and involves a combination of restaurants and deli shops.
- [West City](https://www.localplaces.co.za/west-city-food-tour/) - West City Food Tour The West City Food Tour celebrates Joburg’s Asian migrant cuisines. We explore First Chinatown and Fordsburg on the western edge of the inner-city, tantalizing your taste buds with many delicacies. We shop along the way and enjoy everything together as a feast meal in Fordsburg. The western edge of the inner-city
- [East City](https://www.localplaces.co.za/east-city-food-tour/) - East City Food Tour This tour celebrates our ultimate favourite places to eat on the eastside of the inner-city. The focus is on Pan-African food with a dash of the Mediterranean thrown into the mix. We start off at JSE Newtown and travel to Little Addis, the frenetic and astonishing Ethiopian Quarter in the city.
- [WELCOME!](https://www.localplaces.co.za/about-us/) - Cape Town seen from the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.Change how you see South AfricaLocalPlaces transforms the way people experience South Africa, revealing the stories that shape its cities, its people, and its present. From Cape Town to Johannesburg, every experience is designed to deepen understandingthrough powerful, narrative-led immersion.How to Experience LocalPlacesThere are many ways to
- [Understanding Soweto Half-day Tour](https://www.localplaces.co.za/soweto-half-day-tour/) - Understanding Soweto half-day tour (9am-1:30pm) A shortened, half-day version of the full-day Understanding Soweto Tour. This tour does not allow time for lunch, nor for the same in-depth museum visits, yet it still provides thorough insight into the mesmerizing story of Soweto. Half-day itinerary includes the following: 9:00 Pick-up at hotel 9:40 Hector Pieterson Memorial
- [Contact](https://www.localplaces.co.za/contact-us/) - Contact Charlie (above) and Gerald (below) are ready to host you in Joburg and Cape Town. Best is to contact Gerald Garner for bookings via e-mail on gerald@localplaces.co.zaor whatsapp + 27 (0)82 894 5216. Please do not phone as we are often hosting guests and cannot answer the phone yet. If you do want to speak
- [Shop](https://www.localplaces.co.za/shop/)
- [Contemporary Cape Town](https://www.localplaces.co.za/contemporary-cape-town-city-tour/) - Contemporary Cape Town City Tour While this tour stands on its own and can be booked for a fantastic experience without doing any of our other tours, it works even better as a follow up to our Understanding Cape Town walking tour. While the Understanding Cape Town tour focuses on the background story and earlier
- [Constitution Hill](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-constitution-hill/) - Constitution HillExplore the most significant hill in the city on this 4-hour tour, where layers of history lead you to the Constitutional Court – an architectural marvel and the institution that safeguards the constitution of democratic South Africa. Not only do we visit the interior of this landmark structure, but we also explore the surrounding
- [Directions for LocalPlaces - Johannesburg](https://www.localplaces.co.za/directions/) - Most of our LocalPlaces Johannesburg tours start at JSE Newtown. A confirmation letter with directions will be sent to you when booking. PLEASE FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS AND DO NOT JUST TYPE IN AN ADDRESS ON YOUR GPS as it may take you right through the middle of town where one-way streets, bus lanes blocking
- [Bristling Braamfontein](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-bristling-braamfontein/) - Bristling Braamfontein A 4-hour walk through youthful Braamfontein, set on the edge of Wits University as the student village of the city. We explore the phases of Joburg’s development while visiting some astonishing spaces and places, including a rooftop nursery, coffee shops, one of the city’s oldest bars and exploring the mix of commissioned public
- [Buoyant Central Spine](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-buoyant-central-spine/) - Buoyant Central Spine The best 4-hour tour to experience the current-day buzz of the city that is alive with people and possibility. Starting off with a storytelling on the history of the city, we walk east along Kerk Street, through the impressive Bank City precinct with its coffee and retail shops. We then proceed along
- [Welcome Johannesburg](https://www.localplaces.co.za/welcome-johannesburg/) - Our Welcome Johannesburg Walking Tour (Main Street) is perfectly positioned as a quick and easy 2-hour walk, providing a thorough introduction to Johannesburg. Only two hours and slightly more than 1km, it will give you all the background insight to make the most of your visit to this astonishing city (and to South Africa as
- [Mesmerizing Maboneng](https://www.localplaces.co.za/mesmerizing-maboneng/) - Our Mesmerizing Maboneng 2-hour tour gives you a glimpse of the exciting, youthful, arts and culture district on the eastern edge of the inner-city. Expect lots of street art, vibrant bars and cafes, student- and affordable housing, backpacker hotels and upmarket trendy apartments too. The tour ambles along Fox Street in Maboneng and Jewel City
- [Fashion District & Little Addis](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-fashion-district-little-addis/) - Fashion District & Little Addis A fascinating, 4-hour, immersion into the migrant communities of the inner-city, coupled with some of the most exciting shopping you can imagine. This is by far our own favourite tour of the inner-city. The area is frenetic and bristling with energy. The tour is highly recommended once you have done
- [East Town is Alive](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-east-town-is-alive/) - East Town is Alive A 4-hour exploration of the current-day regeneration of the city – spearheaded by converting old office buildings into sparkling residential apartments and the introduction of public art pieces all over the city. Starting off with a storytelling on the history of the city, we head east of Gandhi Square to Absa
- [Welcome Cape Town](https://www.localplaces.co.za/welcome-cape-town/) - Welcome Cape Town Walking Tour (Alfred Basin) This quick and easy, two-hour walking tour focuses on the Alfred Basin, Cape Town’s original harbour, constructed between 1860 and 1870. As well as some of the prominent historic sites such as the Amsterdam Battery and Chavonnes Battery. The Alfred Basin holds many secrets in terms of the
- [Bristling Bo-Kaap](https://www.localplaces.co.za/bristling-bo-kaap/) - If you only have the time for two tours in Cape Town then we firmly recommend our Understanding Cape Town walking tour PLUS this Bristling Bo-Kaap walking tour. The Bo-Kaap (translated as Upper Cape) is Cape Town’s most famous neighbourhood, known for its brightly painted homes. It is displayed in almost all tourism brochures, videos,
- [Overcoming Apartheid](https://www.localplaces.co.za/soweto-overcoming-apartheid-walking-tour/) - While our Soweto driving tours explore the greater area of this sprawling township, this 4-hour walking tour focuses on Orlando-West. Arguably Soweto's most famous suburb, especially known for the fact that two Nobel Peace Laureates once lived here along the same street - Vilakazi Street! Our tour starts at the incredibly poignant Hector Pieterson Memorial
- [STORYTELLINGS](https://www.localplaces.co.za/storytelling-dinners/) - Click on the arrow to see the menu tabs for storytelling dinners.
- [TRAVEL ADVICE](https://www.localplaces.co.za/local-fundi-travel-advice/) - LocalPlaces is perfectly positioned to help you plan your entire trip to South Africa. To both Gauteng Province (Johannesburg, Soweto & Pretoria) and the Western Cape (Cape Town, Cape Peninsula, Winelands, Garden Route and West Coast). And to anywhere else in between - for instance adding safari around Kruger National Park or further afield such
- [Vergenoegd Low & more](https://www.localplaces.co.za/winelands-vergenoegd-low-more/) - For guests who have already done our Scenic Winelands tour, or for guests who want to explore in other directions than Stellenbosch and Franschhoek only, we offer another wine tour, with various options to customize it into a unique day. One of our favourite Cape wine estates by far is Vergenoegd Low. The experience here
- [Scenic Winelands Tour](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-winelands-tour-2/) - Winelands Tour (8am-6pm) No visit to Cape Town can be complete without visiting the surrounding winelands and especially so the vineyards near Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. This area is renowned for exceptional wines and spectacular landscapes - and a wine industry dating to the 1680s, that is the oldest in the world outside of Europe/the Mediterranean
- [PUBLIC SPEAKING](https://www.localplaces.co.za/public-speaking/) - Both Gerald Garner and Charlie Moyo are available for public speaking engagements. Whether it is a large conference, a business team event or an intimate gathering of friends or family, we provide the edge with though-provoking and perspective-altering storytelling. Choose from the following options: 7-PHASES of JOBURG An overview of the history of Joburg; a
- [EVENTS AT JSE NEWTOWN, JOBURG](https://www.localplaces.co.za/jse-newtown/) - We are not 'married' to any specific event space and can host you in any venue that is available in either Johannesburg or Cape Town. However, we do love staging events in the iconic JSE Newtown building in Johannesburg. This is the historic, erstwhile stock exchange building in Diagonal Street. Venues here include the historic
- [CUSTOMIZED EVENTS](https://www.localplaces.co.za/special_events-and_city-immersions/) - Special Events & City Immersions LocalPlaces is best known for creating customized events and city immersions – both for large corporate groups and intimate family or travel parties. We can design a multi-day travel experience for you, encompassing both Johannesburg and Cape Town and including various of our own tours, as well as other recommended
- [Fantastic Foodie City Cuisine & Culture Tour](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-fantastic-foodie/) - Fantastic Foodie City Cuisine & Culture Tour (10am-4pm) Simply the most exciting tour through which to get to know Cape Town. We delight in the tastes and aromas of exquisite local and Pan-African cuisine, while listening to the sounds and stories of the city. We view incredible architecture, spaces, and places and feel the fresh
- [Joburg Overview: Gerald's Favourites](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-overview-geralds-favourites/) - Joburg Overview Tour – Gerald’s Favourites (9am-6pm) This tour includes some of the spaces and places Gerald loves to frequent in Johannesburg. It takes in the verdant Parks suburbs (between Rosebank and the inner-city), as well as the best of downtown Joburg. If you truly want to experience the best of Joburg, combine this
- [Joburg Overview: Charlie's Favourites](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-overview-charlies-favourites/) - JoburgPlaces Overview Tour – Charlie’s Favourites (9am-6pm) This tour presents our Johannesburg Favourites as chosen by Charlie Moyo. If you have one day only in Johannesburg and you want to see the best in Johannesburg's inner-city, as well as Soweto, then this tour is for you. It is a stellar day, exploring Charlie's favourite
- [Peninsula Overview Tour](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-peninsula-overview-tour/) - Peninsula Overview Tour (8am-6pm) Seeing the best of Cape Town in one day is almost an impossible task. The city and surrounds have so much to offer that you would need at least a week for the highlights only. However, the LocalPlaces Cape Town Peninsula Overview Tour is a brave attempt to present the best
- [Understanding Soweto Full-day Tour](https://www.localplaces.co.za/soweto-full-day-tour/) - JoburgPlaces Soweto Full-day (10am-6:30pm) Anyone visiting Johannesburg must certainly visit Soweto at least once. The Southwestern Township has a legendary reputation for the way its people resisted apartheid, especially during the 1976 Youth Uprising. Today Soweto is a mesmerizing and somewhat thriving part of Joburg, but still fighting the all-to-clear legacy of Apartheid. This tour
- [CAPE TOWN](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape_town_driving-tours/) - Click on the arrow on the 'Cape Town' menu tab to see tour options.
- [Johannesburg](https://www.localplaces.co.za/johannesburg-walking-tours/) - Click on the arrow on the menu tabs to see the options for Johannesburg walking tours.
- [SOWETO](https://www.localplaces.co.za/soweto-walking-tour/) - Click on the arrow on the menu tab to see walking tour options for Soweto.
- [Cape Town](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-walking-tours/) - Click on the arrow on the 'Cape Town' menu tab to see the walking tours options.
- [DRIVING TOURS](https://www.localplaces.co.za/slow-driving-tours/) - Click om the menu tab arrows to see the options for tours in Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria and Cape Town.
- [EVENTS](https://www.localplaces.co.za/events/) - Click on the arrow to see options on the menu tabs.
- [JOHANNESBURG](https://www.localplaces.co.za/johannesburg-bar-tours/)
- [CAPE TOWN](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-bar-tours/)
- [JOHANNESBURG](https://www.localplaces.co.za/johannesburg-food-tours/)
- [CAPE TOWN](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-food-tours/)
- [BAR TOURS](https://www.localplaces.co.za/bar-tours/)
- [FOOD TOURS](https://www.localplaces.co.za/food-tours/)
- [Pretoria Overview](https://www.localplaces.co.za/pretoria-overview-tour/) - This full day driving tour focuses on the story of Pretoria (City of Tshwane) and South Africa, told by visiting some of the most prominent places in the city, situated on the lush banks of the Apies River. It includes visits to Church Square, the Union Buildings, Hazelwood Village for lunch, the Voortrekker Monument and
- [PRETORIA](https://www.localplaces.co.za/pretoria-driving-tours/)
- [CAPE TOWN](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-encounters/) - Quick Encounters are perfect for locals and travelers alike who want to experience special places and meet inspiring people. These are not lengthy tours but quick, mini events - typically visiting significant places that you would not enjoy as much, or find as meaningful, if you visited it on your own. Whether it is a
- [JOBURG](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-encounters/) - Quick Encounters are perfect for locals and travelers alike who want to experience special places and meet inspiring people. These are not lengthy tours but quick, mini events – typically visiting significant places that you would not enjoy as much, or find as meaningful, if you visited it on your own. Whether it is a
- [GET AROUND](https://www.localplaces.co.za/get-around/) - Sometimes you just want to explore the city, without having a formal tour. But neither Joburg, nor Cape Town is that easy to explore driving yourself or using public transport. We have the best solution for you! Simply get around to the best spaces and places by booking a ‘Get Around’ with us. You may
- [Viewpoints & Watering Holes (Full day)](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-viewpoints-watering-holes-full-day/) - JoburgPlaces Full-day Viewpoints & Watering Holes Tour (10am-6:15pm) A fantastic full day tour (8 hours), involving storytelling that covers the entire history and development of Johannesburg in seven phases, combined with visits to some of the most historic, astonishing. and trendy rooftop bars, pubs and restaurants. A way to experience the warm heartbeat of Johannesburg
- [Viewpoints & Watering Holes (Inner-city)](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-viewpoints-watering-holes-inner-city/) - Inner-city focused JoburgPlaces Viewpoints & Watering Holes tour (2pm-8pm) This version of the Viewpoints & Watering Holes tour is slightly shorter (6 hours) than option 2E. It focuses on the amazing pubs, bars and rooftops of the inner-city only and typically runs from 2pm-8pm. Places visited depends on venues available on the day but typically
- [Viewpoints & Watering Holes Tour](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-viewpoints-watering-holes-tour-2/) - Viewpoints & Watering Holes Tour (2-8pm) We travel by bus between six exceptional pubs, bars and rooftops in the Cape Town inner-city, telling the mesmerising story of the city along the way, exploring the forces of history that shaped the city into what it is today. A day of fun, drinks, learning, changing perceptions and
- [False Bay Villages Tour](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-false-bay-villages-tour/) - False Bay Villages tour (8am-6pm) One of the most picturesque stretches of coastline in the Western Cape overlooks False Bay between Muizenberg and Simon’s Town. Here quaint seaside villages and majestic mountains flank a vast bay. The area is renowned for its beaches, surfing, cafes, restaurants, art studios, breathtaking scenery, and astonishing history. While the
- [SOWETO](https://www.localplaces.co.za/soweto-driving-tours/) - Click on the menu tab arrows to see options for tours in Soweto.
- [JOHANNESBURG](https://www.localplaces.co.za/johannesburg-driving-tours/) - Click on the menu tab arrows to see options for tours in Johannesburg.
- [WALKS](https://www.localplaces.co.za/walking-tours/) - Click on the menu tab arrows to see the options for tours in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
- [Newtown Never Died](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-newtown-never-died/) - Newtown Never Died A fascinating 4-hour walk, looking into what was once the culturally edgy protest capital of the city and the place where the new millennium’s regeneration took off, only for this precinct to fall into squalor and decline in the 2010s. Yet the district is nowadays reinventing itself, finding a new way to
- [STAY](https://www.localplaces.co.za/where-to-stay/)
- [BLOG](https://www.localplaces.co.za/blog-2/)
- [ENCOUNTERS](https://www.localplaces.co.za/quick-encounters/)
- [QUICK WALKS](https://www.localplaces.co.za/quick-walking-tours/)
- [CAPE TOWN](https://www.localplaces.co.za/short-cape_town-walking_tours/)
- [JOBURG](https://www.localplaces.co.za/short-joburg-walking-tours/)
- [CAPE TOWN](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-places-to-stay/) - Places to Stay Not only can we arrange an entire multi-day city immersion for you, including tours, events, lunches, dinners and more. We can also find you the perfect place to stay. While you could of course book accommodation directly, be in touch with us to recommend the place most suited to your specific requirements
- [JOBURG](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-places-to-stay/) - Places to Stay Not only can we arrange an entire multi-day city immersion for you, including tours, events, lunches, dinners and more. We can also find you the perfect place to stay. While you could of course book accommodation directly, be in touch with us to recommend the place most suited to your specific requirements
- [Saturday Open Tours](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-open-tours/) - While most of our tours are booked by private groups, we host open/public tours on most Saturday mornings (see schedule below). In addition our short 2-hour Alfred Basin Walking Tour is available (subject to availability) for open/public booking every day of the week (5-7pm) at R325 per person. Click on the 'Zero Series: Short Cape
- [Saturday Walking Tours](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-open-tours/) - While most of our tours are booked by private groups, we host open/public tours on most Saturday mornings (see schedule below). In addition our short 2-hour Welcome Joburg Walking Tour (Main Street, Marshalltown) is available (subject to availability) for open/public booking every day of the week (4-6pm) at R325 per person. Click on the 'Short
- [Reviews & Media](https://www.localplaces.co.za/reviews-media/) - Reviews & Media We have met astonishing people on tour tours, events, storytelling dinners and city immersions. Many of them have become friends and often-returning guests. Below is some feedback from our clients, as well as formal media reviews and references: Times Live video, 2019 This video link by Time’s Live was shot at our
- [Longer Walking Tours](https://www.localplaces.co.za/longer-cape-town-walking-tours/) - INNER-CITY WALKING TOURS We are most famous for our walking tours through the Old City (inner-city). We offer immersive walks through almost all the districts of the inner-city, each with a specific theme and involving mesmerizing storytelling. There is no better way to get to know the city, than walking its lively streets. Whether it
- [Longer Walking Tours](https://www.localplaces.co.za/longer-joburg-walking-tours/) - HALF DAY INNER-CITY WALKING TOURS We are most famous for our walking tours through the Old City (inner-city). We offer immersive walks through almost all the districts of the inner-city, each with a specific theme and involving mesmerizing storytelling. There is no better way to get to know the city, than walking its lively streets.
- [Viewpoints & Watering Holes Tour](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-viewpoints-watering-holes-tour/) - Full Day JoburgPlaces Viewpoints & Watering Holes Tour (by bus) A fantastic full day tour (8 hours), involving storytelling that covers the entire history and development of Johannesburg in seven phases, combined with visits to some of the most historic, astonishing. and trendy rooftop bars, pubs and restaurants. A way to experience the warm heartbeat
- [Winelands Tour](https://www.localplaces.co.za/cape-town-winelands-tour/) - IkapaPlaces Winelands Tour No visit to Cape Town can be complete without visiting the surrounding winelands and especially so the vineyards near Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. This area is renowned for exceptional wines and spectacular landscapes. Not only can guests taste and buy exquisite wines during this experience, but they can also marvel at two of
- [Soweto Tour](https://www.localplaces.co.za/joburg-soweto-tour/) - JoburgPlaces Soweto by Bus Full-day (10am-6:30pm) Half-day (9am-1:30pm) Anyone visiting Johannesburg must certainly visit Soweto at least once. The Southwestern Township has a legendary reputation for the way its people resisted apartheid, especially during the 1976 Youth Uprising. Today Soweto is a mesmerizing and somewhat thriving part of Joburg, but still fighting the all-to-clear
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